Initiate a conversation with someone you don’t usually talk to. Or strike up a chat with someone who you don’t usually see eye to eye with. Today, listen to this person. Work hard to respect what they say. You’re the one who is responsible for setting the tone for an honest dialogue, and you’ll be the one to get all the credit in the end when the two of you start improving your communication skills and relationship. Harmony is easy to achieve when you think the best of someone.

After a few disastrous dates, it’s easy to get jaded and bitter. Instead of falling into a never-ending funk, remain optimistic that things will get better. You have to take the bad with the good and the annoying with the endearing.

A gentle nudge is what you need. If you can’t motivate yourself, ask your partner to help get you moving. What would you do without their support? Fortunately, you don’t have to answer that.

If it’s a whole new financial landscape, then no one has any more idea how to get ahead than you do. The person with the most open mind could be the one to win the big prize. Start thinking.